One-piece wallet to carry bills on outside

Abstract

An inside-out wallet designed to carry currency completely exposed on the outside face of the wallet, allowing for easy access to currency with pockets to carry credit cards. The wallet can be folded and conveniently and comfortably carried in a front pocket, eliminating a bulky object in the hip pocket. Access to the currency may be achieved without unfolding the wallet and the user can conveniently remove bills one at a time without disturbing other bills.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wallet comprising: a single rectangular blank of flexible material, with its length and width corresponding to the size of the paper money to be retained thereon, said blank having a point of attachment, an edge along its length and having a currency side, a pocket side and a folding line across the width of said blank, adjacent to the middle of the length of said blank, with said pocket side having means forming a plurality of inserts to define a corresponding number of pockets adapted to hold credit cards and similar-sized documents, with said currency side dimensioned to hold paper money completely exposed thereon;   an elastic strap, having a permanent attachment end and a releasably attachable end, with attachment means for attaching said releasably attachable end to said point of attachment, said permanent attachment end attached adjacent to the edge of said blank, whereupon when said blank is folded along said fold line with said pocket side folded upon itself, and when said elastic strap is stretched around the width of said folded blank, said point of attachment is disposed such that with said attachment means attached to said point of attachment, said paper money is restrained against said currency side of said wallet by said strap, with said paper money completely exposed, including both ends.   
     
     
       2. The wallet of claim 1 further comprising at least one insert having a clear plastic window attached to said currency side of said blank, dimensioned to hold an identification document. 
     
     
       3. The wallet of claim 2 wherein said attachment means further comprises a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
       4. The wallet of claim 2 wherein said attachment means comprises a metal clip and eye type of fastener. 
     
     
       5. A wallet comprising: a single rectangular blank of flexible material, with its length corresponding to one half the length of the paper money to be retained thereon, and its width corresponding to the width of said paper money, said blank having a point of attachment, an edge along its length and having a currency side, a pocket side, with said pocket side having means forming a plurality of inserts to define a corresponding number of pockets adapted to hold credit cards and similar-sized documents, with said paper money completely exposed on said currency side and said pocket side;   an elastic strap, having a permanent attachment end and a releasably attachable end, with attachment means for attaching said releasably attachable end to said point of attachment, said permanent attachment end attached adjacent to the edge of said blank, whereupon when paper money is placed upon said currency side of said blank and is folded in half with the other half covering said pocket side of said blank and when said elastic strap is stretched around the width of said blank, said point of attachment is disposed such that with said attachment means attached to said point of attachment, said paper money is restrained against said currency side and said pocket side of said blank by said strap, with said paper money completely exposed, including both ends.   
     
     
       6. The wallet of claim 5 further comprising at least one insert having a clear plastic window attached to said currency side of said blank, dimensioned to hold an identification document. 
     
     
       7. The wallet of claim 6 wherein said attachment means comprises a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
       8. The wallet of claim 6 wherein said attachment means comprises a metal clip and eye type of fastener.